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About Dhanauti Village

Dhanauti is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 378 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Dhanauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 378
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanauti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauti is the 66th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dhanauti

The census records public bus service for Dhanauti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanauti from other places

Dhanauti lies about 7.0 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanauti
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 6.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.6 km
District headquarters Saran 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 11 km

Villages closest to Dhanauti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhanauti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauti village had a population of 807. That makes it the 66th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Dhanauti village has 378 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauti has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Dhanauti covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanauti falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauti is Maharajganj, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanauti.

Dhanauti is about 7.0 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauti is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Maharajganj is about 6.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.6 km away. Saran is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Phuchti Khurd (3.9 km) and Gangwa (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanauti today is likely to be higher.

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